The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-08-06
MICHIGAN.


"A trOttlng aSSOcidtlOn - btlnB
formed at Milan.
The Free Methodists are building
a new church az Petersburg.
Alma will puncture the earth to
depth OF $500 feet In search of natural
gas.
"A young man at Mendon is ac-
cused Of having recently married his
aunt.
An order for five thousand cars
Is being filed at a Muskegon car
works.
The Bronson normal is fairly well
attended, about forty teachers being
present.
"A proposition 10 prohibit blowing
steam Whistles is being debated at
Port Huron.
Thomas J. Wood. we'll known
pioneer Of Saline, died "Wednesday,
aged Sc years.
The State Assembly, Knights Of
Labor, viii hold its annual session at
Muskegon, Aug. ..
"A new armory for the local mill
tia company will probably be built
at Alpena before long.
The business men Of Flint have
organized stock company for the pur-
pose OF backing the normal school 10
Gated there.
"A contract has been let to Crocker
" Hudnutt of Big Rapids, for build
ing courthouse at Coldwater. The
price is S69,460.
"A citizen Of Mendon was recently
fined for attaching sleigh bells TO the
harness Of his horse AID driving
through the streets. At
Lightning set fire to Harvey Rowe's
barn, near Portland, Tuesday, and be-
fore the flames could be extinguished
a loss Of $500 was occasioned.
"A Coldwater lady has domes-
ticated water lily which has blossomed
twice during its two years of cap
tivity. The plant is kept in an oil
barrel.
John Maloney's salt block at Mid
land, with six thousand barrels of salt
and one thousand cords of wood,
burned. Loss, $4,000; insured for
$4,000.
Lake Leieyre is the scene of the sea
serpent's latest appearance. "A great
black object with big roar and q slow
movement is the description Of the
omnipresent beast.
Adrian has quit agitating the no
ton Of putting the postoilice into the
lower story of the city hall, and has
commenced TO fight over locating the
public library there.
-Quicksand is bothering the drill
in the Bronson gas well SO much that
piping may have TO be put down be-
fore the journey toward the center Of
the earth can be resumed.
"A Brooklyn correspondent denies
the report of the drowning OF Robert
Parker, Of Bay City, az that place sun
day. Robert had narrow escape, but
he is still worth hundred dead men
~ The Michigan weather service
crop bulletin, reports oats and pota-
toes suffering from the drought in the
southern sections Of the State Past
ures are entirely dried up and value
less for grazing Temperature above
and rainfall below the average.
AT Battle Creek, August 2, will
take place grand celebration of the
anniversary of the emancipation of
the slaves in the West Indies and the
South. Ex-Gov. Beveridge, Of Illinois,
and Gov. Luce, of this State, are ex-
pected To be present and deliver ad-
dresses.
Capitalists from Chicago have
made "A proposition 70 the stockhold-
ers of the Ropes Company, at Ishpem-
I ing, TO increase the number Of stamps
from 25 TO l25, and operate the mine
for part of the capital stock. The
dire ctors of the Ropes Company have
the proposition under consideration.
George Hammond Of PlaInwel.
I Allegan County, shot colored man
named Shafer In house OF prostitu.
ton in Kalamazoo. One bali entered
Skaters bladder and another his back.
He will die. Shafer was just out OF
the Indiana prison at Michigan City,
and his parents live in Madison, Ind.
There was a tornado In Cheboy-
gan County In the vicinity of the
Rainy River district, and the Town.
ship Of Allis, Pressure Isle County, do
ing immense damage 10 standing pine
ON one forty-acre tract not tree was
left standing. The roads in all direc.
tons are completely blocked by falling